‘Socially Responsible Investing’
Tracks ethical, responsible, cleaner, greener mutual funds, pension funds, charitable endowments, labor unions and their pension funds, new “triple bottom line,” ESG auditing and asset valuation. Reforming asset-allocation and valuation models from “EMH” and “rational actor” to new behavioral science and ecological social assets. Covers legal aspects, corporate governance, social justice and indigenous rights, public financing of political campaigns, Supreme Court rulings, e.g. Citizens United re corporate lobbying. Includes new Indexes and Ratings.
Relates to: GTS, Transforming Finance, Reforming Global Finance, GreenTech, Energy Efficiency, Global Citizenship, Reports You Need, Beyond GDP, Power of Yin
Social Edge Newsletter: Bill Drayton is angry! Kiva is a menace! Peter Deitz asks questions!
This week, Bill Drayton explains to Global X why the largest group of Ashoka Fellows concentrates on children and young people: "What really matters is whether children master applied empathy, and whether they ultimately grasp empathy teamwork leadership and become change makers." (more...)
Responsible Investment Bulletin
December 2008 Update on Insight's engagement on corporate governance and corporate responsibility Please use the links below to access Insight's regular briefings and quarterly reports on our engagement and voting activities: (more...)
National Women’s Business Council Engage! November 2008 Issue
Council Hosts Successful San Francisco Town Hall Meeting The National Women's Business Council held a town hall meeting for women entrepreneurs on November 6 in San Francisco, California. The sixth in a series of meetings across the country, this event attracted nearly 200 participants and provided an opportunity for the Council to hear from a [...]
News on The Edge – November 25, 2008
Welcome to the Social Edge update! Global X had a chance to interview Bill Drayton, the founder of Ashoka, as they both traveled to the same European city a few months ago. In the two-minute segment we are showing this week, Bill Drayton describes the magical instant when a social entrepreneur discovers that the moment to change social [...]
ASrIA E-bulletin (25-Nov-08) – Financial turmoil bolsters ESGthinking
EDITORIAL ASrIA strengthens its team in Hong Kong with a new Executive Director and Development Director. The effects of the global financial crisis on sustainable finance and how Asian countries may spend their expected stimulus packages are investigated. The World Bank President provides a concise overview of the global carbon [...]
Social Venture Network – November 2008 Networker
Dear Friends, Greetings! I hope you have been doing well since we gathered for SVN's Fall Conference just a few weeks ago. It was inspiring to see how committed our members and allies are to our shared work, particularly as we face an economic climate more challenging than we have seen in decades. Thank you to everyone who was able to join us [...]
Comptroller Dugan Says CRA Not Responsible for Subprime Lending Abuses
Nov. 19/08 by Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan said he categorically disagrees with suggestions that the Community Reinvestment Act is partly responsible for the ongoing credit crisis. (more...)
Building a Green Economy
Nov. 12/08 written by Gary Gardner and Michael Renner When leaders of the 20 largest economies gather in Washington this week, a centerpiece of their deliberations should be a Global Green Deal that capitalizes on the current economic crisis to build economically and environmentally sustainable economies. (more...)
Global Environment Index Launched
Nov. 14/08 posted by CSRwire KLD Indexes and Jantzi Research, Inc. have announced the introduction of the Global Environment 60SM Index. KLD and Jantzi developed the GE60 to support investment strategies that help build a more sustainable global economy. Canada’s Claymore Investments Inc. already plans to offer an exchange-traded fund to [...]
Largest Group Ever of World Investors Warns a New Global Climate Deal Must be 'Strong and Binding' to Unlock a Low Carbon Future
Nov. 11/08 More than 130 leading investors, representing assets worth $6.4 trillion, today warned world leaders that any global agreement on climate change must be strong and binding to guarantee necessary financing for global emissions reduction and adaptation efforts, and that the financial crisis should not delay efforts to address rising [...]
